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Letters Patent No. 80,195, dated July 21, 1868.

IMPROVED SKATE-FASTENING.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. MAYLOY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, iu the State ofNew York, have invented ,a new and improved Mode of Fastening Skates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure'l is a perspective view.

Figure 2,y a sectional plan of g. 1.

Figure 3, asectional plan of heel with double clamp.

Figure 4, aperspective of iig. 3.

The nature of my invention consists in providing a skate with clamps, distributed as may be desired, some of which are of a peculiar shape, and made so as to be adjustable to any thickness of sole, by means of a screw, or its equivalent, said clampsl beingarranged so as to -b readily adjusted and securely fastened to the boot. -by -means ol' the thumb-nut 'on'the sliding bar, connecting the forward and heel-clamps.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my skate in any of theknown forms. I then make segmental arms out of steel, or any suitablev matoriahfor the ball of the foot, as shown at S, in gs. 2^and 3, and place the same in chairs suitably constructed, so as to guide them in opposite directions, when pushed forward, and preservethem from snow and ice, as shown at C, in iig. 2. I then connect these segmental pieces, by means of a sliding bar, with the clamp `atthe heel, as shown at figs. 1 and 2, or with other segmental pieces, having clamps thereon, as shown in g. 3, said bar being connected with forward segmental arms hy means of the T-headed bolt t, and with the after clamp-slide by the thuu1b-nut n and screw, as sh'own in iig. 2, or with the double T-hcadcd bolts havingsegmental arms with clamps for ard and at heel, as shown in figs. 2 and 3, or connecting the forward and after segments by means of the screw-holt and nuts, 'as shown in Figure 5. l

The forward clamps a are constructed with a ange on the upper edge, and placed on a screw or its equivalent, to allow the same toibo adjusted to any thickness of sole. i

Having explained the different parts and their connections, I now describe the manner. of Vadjusting and fastening the skate to the boot. I v Y V The forward clamps are raised or lowered so as to allow the flange of the clamp to rest upon the upper edge of the sole; then turn the thumb-nut so as to spread all `the clamps suiliciently to admit the foot, then turning. the nut inthe reverse, the sliding bar will adjust the several clamps in such a manner that they will bc all securely tightened to the sole'and heel at the same time. g I f I I am aware that there are different kiids of clamps now in use, all of which either injure the edges of the sole or fail in a secure fastening.

What I therefore claim, and desire to sec-ure by Letters Patent, isl 1. A clamp made with a flange on the upper edge, turned inwards, and-adjustable to any thickness of solo, by means of the screw or its equivalent, so that the flange will press tightly upon the upper edge of the sole.

i 2. The combination of the segmental arms with the T-headed bolt t and clamp-slide b with the thumb-nut, constituting the slidingbar, by which all the clamps are adjusted and tightened at the same time, as shown in g. 2, or thetwo T-hcadcd bolts shown in figs. 2 and 3, and thumb-nut, constituting al sliding bar, and connect( ing the segmental arms by which all the clamps are adjusted and tightened as before.

3. Forming a sliding bur, connecting the segmental arms by means of' a bolt and nuts, as shown in fig. 5.

EDWARD C. MAYLOY.

Witnesses: v

WM. II. Roussos, WM. HANLEY. 

